GUTS Dance Central Australia

27/10/2026

16/10/2026

09/09/2026

We were so honoured to receive a PAC Australia IMPACT award at APAX last night! This is for all the artists, young people, audience members, community dance legends, teachers, families and supporters who have helped us become what we are.

Dance in the Central Desert is thriving and we are so proud to be part of it!

06/08/2026

Still a few days left to catch this beautiful exhibition of remnants and artefacts of the Desert Hothouse season, now placed in the galleries at the Araluen Arts Centre ✨

Dance is such an ephemeral form, so it’s a rare moment to be able to see the traces of this epic project live on for just a little longer.

The exhibition is open all weekend, 10am - 4pm.
Artefact #1 will be present in the galleries intermittently.

Beautifully captured by Gabriel Comerford 💕

Supported by Araluen Arts Centre, Creative Australia, Arts NT and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. GUTS receives operational funding from Arts NT & Future Generations Australia

05/08/2026

💥AUGUST CLASS SCHEDULE💥

August already!?! The weather is heating up and our studio is being kept warm by all of your groovers! Come and dance your winter blues away!

OPEN CONTEMPORARY • Tuesday 6 - 7:15pm
4 & 11 August with Gabriel Comerford
18 August with Karlia Cook
25 August with Kady Mansour

MEN’S CLASS • Wednesday 6-7pm
5 & 12 August with Gabriel Comerford
19 & 26 August with KC James

CHANCE TO DANCE • Thursday 6 - 7pm
6 & 13 August with Miriam Nicholls
20 August - Special workshop with The Australian Ballet
27 August with Kady Mansour

All classes in the GUTS studio, around the back of the Araluen Arts Centre 💕 Check the story highlight for how to get there!

All welcome, drop us a DM with any questions!

ID: An information tile in pink and orange which lists class times and dates for GUTS public classes. This information can be found on our website https://www.gutsdance.org.au/public-programs/classes

31/07/2026

On today - the DESERT HOTHOUSE full day program! Expertly curated by Erica McCalman, we’re so excited to welcome 100 guests to the Araluen Arts Centre for a full immersion into the three beautiful and vastly unique works created by Frank. Madeleine Krenek & Katina Olsen, cushioned by moments of conversation, listening and togetherness.

A couple of passes have become available, so get in touch if you’d like to join!

Images by Ivan Trigo & Gabriel Comerford

Choreographers & Performers: Katina Olsen, Frank. and Madeleine Krenek
Collaborating Performers: Ashleigh Musk Karlia Cook Bella Waru Kady Mansour Tara Robertson
Sound Composition/Design: and Anna Whitaker
Lighting, Spatial, Set Design: Jen Hector Jenny Hector
Video Artist: Samuel James Sam James
Design Consultant - Public Property: Elliat Rich
Live Videography - Public Property: Ivan Trigo
Leatherwork - Public Property: James B. Young
Costume Design: Geoffrey Watson SC
Dramaturge: Ash Musk
Creative Consultant - territory: Amala Groom
Creative Producer: Frances Robinson
Production Management: Triptic
Thought Leader: Erica McCalman
Creative Consultant: Ping Flynn

Supported by Araluen Arts Centre, Creative Australia, Arts NT and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. GUTS receives operational funding from Arts NT & Future Generations Australia

31/07/2026

DESERT HOTHOUSE KICKS OFF TODAY!! 🔥🔥🔥

It’s unbelievable to think that after 6 years, we’ve finally made it to the premiere of these incredible new works! COME THRU MPARNTWE!

On the program today we have:
WHITE LIES by Katina Olsen
12:30pm
Theatre Araluen Arts Centre

PUBLIC PROPERTY by Madeleine Krenek
6:30pm
Aviation Museum carpark

Only a few tix available for both shows - jump online and get yours quick!! See you today!

Beautiful images by Gabriel Comerford & Ivan Trigo

Supported by Araluen Arts Centre, Creative Australia, Arts NT and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. GUTS receives operational funding from Arts NT & Future Generations Australia

28/07/2026

Meet the collaborating performers of Desert Hothouse. 🔥

Joining Frankie, Madeleine and Katina, each of these talented, generous, incredible dance artists have been integral to the creation of all three works being presented over the Desert Hothouse weekend. They have come from near and far and called Mparntwe their home for (at least) the last 2 months, and we are filled with love and gratitude to them for their generosity and belief in making this epic work for our desert community. You can find out more about each of them by visiting the GUTS website, and you can see them in action THIS WEEKEND!

Bella Waru Bella Waru (territory / Public Property / White Lies)
Karlia Cook Karlia Cook (territory / Public Property / White Lies)
Ash Musk Ashleigh Musk (Public Property / White Lies)
Kady Mansour Kady Mansour (Public Property)
Tara Robertson Tara Robertson (White Lies)

Individual show tickets are starting to move & it helps us SO MUCH to prepare when people buy tickets early, so head to the link in our bio to get yours (and tell ya mates).

It’s gonna be epic 💪🏽

Supported by Araluen Arts Centre, Creative Australia, , Arts NT and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. GUTS receives operational funding from Arts NT & Future Generations Australia.

27/07/2026

It’s officially production week!!!! Frank. coming to ya from the Araluen Arts Centre to give a little ticketing update!

The Saturday pass has sold out - but there is still individual tickets available to ALL shows across the weekend, so there is plenty of chances to see the magic we’ve been making over the past 6 years. Jump on and get your tickets soon, as there are limited places and they are selling fast!!

And if you do have a ticket for the full Saturday experience and you don’t think you’ll make it, pls let us know as we have quite a big waitlist building and we’d love to move those tickets on for you 🤙🏽✨

The countdown is on!!

27/07/2026

Another absolutely EPIC three weeks in the studio has wrapped up! White Lies has come to life through the bodies, brains and hearts of the collaborative team, led by fearless choreographer extraordinaire Katina Olsen 🩷 we took the work from studio to stage in preparation for its premiere THIS FRIDAY - and it was so incredibly exciting to see it in all its fullness in the theatre with full lighting, sound and video elements intricately woven into the choreography.

This work is brave, bold and incredibly timely, and the studio has been full of deep, complex conversations around truth-telling, representation, colonisation and power - amongst moments of tenderness, joy and togetherness 💜

Tickets are selling QUICK so make sure you get yours! Link in our bio for White Lies and all the Desert Hothouse shows!

Images by Ivan Trigo 💙

Choreographer: Katina Olsen
Collaborating Performers: Ashleigh Musk Karlia Cook Bella Waru Frank.
Sound Composition/Design: °○•AKA soft sides°○•
Lighting, Spatial, Set Design: Jen Hector Jenny Hector
Video Artist: Samuel James Sam James
Creative Producer: Frances Robinson
Costume Design & Manufacture: Geoffrey Watson SC
Production Management: Tryptic Event Management
Thought Leader: Erica McCalman
Creative Consultant: Ping Flynn
Previous performer: Samakshi Sidhu

Supported by Araluen Arts Centre, Creative Australia, , Arts NT and the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation. GUTS receives operational funding from Arts NT & Future Generations Australia.